Author: Spike Bowan
Sexual assault reports increase at West Point, Annapolis
Reports of sexual assaults increased at two of the three military academies last year and an anonymous survey suggests sexual misconduct rose across the board at the schools, The Associated Press has learned. (FOX)- The new data underscore the challenge in stemming bad behavior by young people at the military college campuses, despite a slew […]
Read More[VIDEO] Woman jumps from trunk in desperate escape from kidnapper
Dramatic incident caught on surveillance camera in Birmingham, Alabama The manhunt is underway for a robber/kidnapper in Alabama! Fairly intense surveillance footage shows the suspect driving out of a convenience store parking lot as the woman who he robbed pops the trunk and bails out while in motion. She then runs into the store and […]
Read MoreMcDonald’s drive-thru worker jumps through window to save off-duty officer
On Tuesday morning, Pedro Viloria, a worker who mans the drive-thru, jumped through the ordering window at a McDonald’s in Doral, Fla., to help a woman who suddenly became unconscious while operating her vehicle. (FOX)- Viloria was stationed at his post behind the drive-thru window when a woman — who turned out to be an […]
Read MoreOhio police officer injured in shootout with individual
A police officer and another person have been shot and wounded in Ohio’s capital city. (FOX)- The Columbus Dispatch reports officers were executing a search warrant at an apartment house at the time. Police say the officer was shot in the hip and is hospitalized in stable condition. A person at the apartment house also was shot […]
Read MoreLetter bomb explodes at IMF office in France, 1 injured
A letter bomb exploded at the International Monetary Fund office in Paris early Thursday, lightly injuring one person, police said. (FOX)- Speaking to reporters, Paris police chief Michel Cadot said the device was sent by post and the small explosion was probably cause by a homemade device. He said there had been telephone threats made to […]
Read MoreCalifornia WWII veteran, cancer survivor faces eviction
A 92-year old WWII veteran and cancer survivor is reportedly being evicted from his California apartment so the property owner can conduct renovations. (FOX)- According to The Mercury News, Paul Mayer has lived in the same San Jose apartment for 44 years but was told he has until April 4 to vacate the place he […]
Read MoreThree airmen killed after Special Ops plane crashes in New Mexico
Three U.S. airmen were killed after a U-28 single-engine turboprop aircraft crashed during a training flight in New Mexico, Air Force officials announced Wednesday. (FOX)- The airmen were assigned to the 318th Special Operations Squadron, an operational flying squadron part the 27th Special Operations Wing, Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico. The crash occurred one […]
Read MoreJihadis using religious visa to enter US, experts warn
A U.S. visa program designed to temporarily admit religious workers from other countries may be letting jihadists into the country, security experts and religious leaders warn. (FOX)- The R visa program is for non-immigrant clerics and religious workers and allows successful applicants to stay in the U.S. for up to five years. They are then […]
Read MoreUS charges Jordanian woman in 2001 Jerusalem bombing
A Jordanian woman has been charged in connection with a 2001 bombing of a Jerusalem pizza restaurant that killed 15 people and injured dozens of others. (FOX)- The case against Ahlam Aref Ahmad Al-Tamimi was filed under seal in 2013 but announced publicly by the Justice Department on Tuesday. The FBI has added Al-Tamimi, who […]
Read More‘Wheel of Fugitive’ broadcast a hit in Florida
Sheriff Wayne Ivey will never be mistaken for Vanna White or Pat Sajak. (FOX)- And his weekly “Wheel of Fugitive” broadcast in Brevard County, Fla., posted to Facebook, isn’t a game contestants want to win, either. But each Tuesday, a new fugitive is singled out for attention – based on the luck of the spin. […]
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